After Rafal Majka in the Alps, another of Alberto Contador's domestiques claimed his first stage victory at the Tour de France. Michael Rogers managed to get rid of the Europcar duo formed of Thomas Voeckler and Cyril Gautier to arrive solo in Bagnères-de-Luchon. In the yellow jersey group, Thibaut Pinot took a significant advantage over direct rivals Tejay van Garderen and Romain Bardet while Vincenzo Nibali comfortably retained the overall lead.

Bagnères-de-Luchon

In 1910, Luchon entered history by welcoming the finish and then the start of the first two high mountain stages of the Tour de France, both claimed by Octave Lapize. For that reason, the city deserves its nickname as the Queen of the Pyrenees.A hundred years later, a similar program had been set up to the riders of the Tour. Thomas Voeckler won in Bagnères-de-Luchon with the French champion's jersey on his shoulders. And in 2012, the Europcar rider made the best of a long breakaway to conquer yet another win in the thermal town.www.facebook.com/OTLuchonwww.twitter.com/otluchon